German life insurers relish €4.5bn-plus saving on ZZR contributions

14 May 2019

Published in: Capital, Regulation, Rest of Europe, SFCR

Companies: Allianz Lebensversicherung, Insurance Risk Data, Ergo Lebensversicherung, Debeka Lebenversicherung, Axa Lebensversicherung, Generali Lebensversicherung, Talanx, HDI Lebensversicherung, Wuertembergische Lebensversicherung, Nuernburger Lebensversicherung, Neue Leben Lebensversicherung, Cosmos Lebensversicherung, GDV, BaFin

The revised methodology for calculating Germany's special interest rate reserves is saving billions for the country's life insurers. David Walker reports